Confucianism and Spiritual Traditions in Modern China and Beyond: 3
Author(s): Fenggang Yang (Editor), Joseph Tamney
Publisher: Brill
Publication Date: 11 Nov. 2011
Language: English
Print length: 376 pages
ISBN-10: 9004212396
ISBN-13: 9789004212398
Book Description
Confucianism is reviving in China and spreading in America. This multidisciplinary volume includes philosophical and theological articulations of Confucianism and other spiritual traditions for the modern and globalizing world, and empirical studies of and analytical reflections on Confucianism and other traditions in Chinese societies by historians, sociologists, and anthropologists.
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Review
“As these broad titles suggest, a large variety of different topics are in fact discussed in this rich volume, which also encompasses extremely different approaches to the study of Chinese religions (philosophy and theology, religious studies, history, and social sciences).” Sébastien Billioud, Journal of Chinese Religions Vol. 41/1 (2013)
From the Back Cover
Confucianism is reviving in China and spreading in America. The past and present interactions between the revived Confucianism and Daoism, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity will likely shape the cultural and political developments in Chinese societies of mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc., and will have global implications in the globalizing world. In addition to the philosophical and theological articulations of Confucianism and other spiritual traditions, this volume includes empirical studies of and analytical reflections on the spiritual traditions in Chinese societies by historians, sociologists, and anthropologists. It is a collection of articles by the best minds in China and the West, and the top experts in multiple disciplines. Collectively, the volume provides an assessment of the present situation and points to the possibilities of future development of Confucianism and other spiritual traditions in modern China and beyond.
About the Author
Fenggang Yang (PhD in 1997, the Catholic University of America) is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on Religion and Chinese Society at Purdue University in Indiana. His forthcoming book is Religion in China: Survival and Revival under Communism (Oxford University Press).
Joseph B. Tamney (1933-2009) was Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Ball State University. He received his Ph. D. from Cornell University in 1962. He published seventy-seven articles in scientific research journals and nine books on topics including religion, politics, and community.
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